Neil Simon

Neil Simon

Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He has received three Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for four Academy Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. He was awarded a Special Tony Award in 1975, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1995 and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2006. Simon grew up in New York City during the Great Depression. His parents' financial difficulties affected their marriage, giving him a mostly unhappy and unstable childhood. He often took refuge in movie theaters, where he enjoyed watching early comedians like Charlie Chaplin. After graduating from high school and serving a few years in the Army Air Force Reserve, he began writing comedy scripts for radio programs and popular early television shows. Among the latter were Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows (where in 1950 he worked alongside other young writers including Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Larry Gelbart and Selma Diamond), and The Phil Silvers Show, which ran from 1955 to 1959. His first produced play was Come Blow Your Horn (1961). It took him three years to complete and ran for 678 performances on Broadway. It was followed by two more successes, Barefoot in the Park (1963) and The Odd Couple (1965). He won a Tony Award for the latter. It made him a national celebrity and "the hottest new playwright on Broadway". From the 1960s to the 1980s he wrote for stage and screen; some of his screenplays were based on his own works for the stage. His style ranged from farce to romantic comedy to more serious dramatic comedy. Overall, he garnered 17 Tony nominations and won three awards. In 1966, he had four successful productions running on Broadway at the same time, and in 1983 he became the only living playwright to have a New York theatre, the Neil Simon Theatre, named in his honor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil Simon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Neil Simon
  • Popularity: 3.65
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1927-07-04
  • Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Marvin Neil Simon, Doc Simon
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Neil Simon Movies

  • 1997
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    Pitch

    Pitch

    6.3 1997 HD

    A Canadian documentary featuring two young filmmakers attending the Toronto Film Festival to pitch a film concept to various celebrities. Their film...

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  • 2000
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    The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

    The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

    1 2000 HD

    One of the greatest comedians of early television, Sid Caesar hasn't had his work shown in perennial reruns, so it's especially gratifying to see a...

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  • 2003
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    Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar

    Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar

    1 2003 HD

    A collection of Ceasar's finest comedy moments.

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  • 1977
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    The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play

    The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play

    1 1977 HD

    A promotional short for The Goodbye Girl. It takes a behind the scenes look at the production, with a focus on actress Quinn Cummings.

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  • 1996
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    Caesar's Writers

    Caesar's Writers

    1 1996 HD

    On January 24, 1996, at the Writers Guild Theater in Los Angeles, CA, legendary comic Sid Caesar was reunited with nine of his writers from Your Show...

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  • 2000
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    The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

    The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

    1 2000 HD

    The Big Daddy of televised comedy sketches, Sid Caesar had millions of Americans holding their sides and howling at his uproarious antics and those...

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  • 2000
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    The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

    The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

    1 2000 HD

    The Big Daddy of televised comedy sketches, Sid Caesar had millions of Americans holding their sides and howling at his uproarious antics and those...

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  • 1990
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    Bob Fosse: Steam Heat

    Bob Fosse: Steam Heat

    1 1990 HD

    A documentary profile of director/choreographer Bob Fosse. Includes clips from his films and television specials as well as interviews with Fosse,...

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  • 1996
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    Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

    Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

    7.5 1996 HD

    Jack Lemmon made over 60 films and received numerous awards, including eight Academy Award Nominations and two Oscars. Later in life, his achievement...

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  • 1999
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    Murder By Death - A Conversation with Neil Simon

    Murder By Death - A Conversation with Neil Simon

    6 1999 HD

    Neil Simon discusses the writing and making of his film "Murder by Death".

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  • 2012
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    In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

    In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

    1 2012 HD

    New interviews with Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, footage from the reunion of Caesar's Writers (1996), and sketches from Your Show of Shows (1950) and...

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  • 1997
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    Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

    Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

    6.5 1997 HD

    A profile of the life of actor Walter Matthau.

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  • 1998
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    Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

    Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

    1 1998 HD

    Robert Osborne hosts this TCM original featuring an exclusive interview with the original Odd Couple.

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  • 1976
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    Murder by Death

    Murder by Death

    7.186 1976 HD

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  • 1998
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    The Odd Couple II

    The Odd Couple II

    6.3 1998 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Good Doctor

    The Good Doctor

    0.5 1978 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Heartbreak Kid

    The Heartbreak Kid

    6.568 1972 HD

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  • 1979
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    Chapter Two

    Chapter Two

    5.7 1979 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective

    6.2 1978 HD

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  • 1971
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    Plaza Suite

    Plaza Suite

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1972
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    Last of the Red Hot Lovers

    Last of the Red Hot Lovers

    5.8 1972 HD

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  • 1992
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    Broadway Bound

    Broadway Bound

    7 1992 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Sunshine Boys

    The Sunshine Boys

    6.767 1975 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Goodbye Girl

    The Goodbye Girl

    5.5 2004 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

    6.689 1975 HD

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  • 1979
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    Chapter Two

    Chapter Two

    5.7 1979 HD

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  • 1982
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    Pieds nus dans le parc

    Pieds nus dans le parc

    1 1982 HD

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  • 2001
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    Laughter on the 23rd Floor

    Laughter on the 23rd Floor

    5.8 2001 HD

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  • 1996
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    The Sunshine Boys

    The Sunshine Boys

    4.9 1996 HD

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  • 1992
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    Broadway Bound

    Broadway Bound

    7 1992 HD

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  • 2019
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    Goodbye Shirazi Girl

    Goodbye Shirazi Girl

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2004
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    Ein seltsames Paar

    Ein seltsames Paar

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Heartbreak Kid

    The Heartbreak Kid

    5.728 2007 HD

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  • 1989
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    Andy & Norman

    Andy & Norman

    8 1989 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Trouble With People

    The Trouble With People

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Trouble With People

    The Trouble With People

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1993
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    Lost in Yonkers

    Lost in Yonkers

    6.4 1993 HD

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  • 1996
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    Jake's Women

    Jake's Women

    1 1996 HD

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  • 1982
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    I Ought to Be in Pictures

    I Ought to Be in Pictures

    7.2 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    I Ought to Be in Pictures

    I Ought to Be in Pictures

    7.2 1982 HD

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  • 1967
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    Barefoot in the Park

    Barefoot in the Park

    7.1 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    Barefoot in the Park

    Barefoot in the Park

    7.1 1967 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Goodbye Girl

    The Goodbye Girl

    6.886 1977 HD

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  • 1978
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    California Suite

    California Suite

    5.805 1978 HD

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  • 1981
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    Only When I Laugh

    Only When I Laugh

    6 1981 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

    6.689 1975 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Out-of-Towners

    The Out-of-Towners

    5.763 1999 HD

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  • 1982
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    Barefoot In the Park

    Barefoot In the Park

    5 1982 HD

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  • 1963
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    Come Blow Your Horn

    Come Blow Your Horn

    4.8 1963 HD

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  • 1971
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    Star Spangled Girl

    Star Spangled Girl

    5.2 1971 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Marrying Man

    The Marrying Man

    5.6 1991 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Goodbye Girl

    The Goodbye Girl

    5.5 2004 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Slugger's Wife

    The Slugger's Wife

    3.75 1985 HD

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  • 1988
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    Biloxi Blues

    Biloxi Blues

    6.3 1988 HD

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  • 1988
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    Biloxi Blues

    Biloxi Blues

    6.3 1988 HD

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  • 1986
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    Brighton Beach Memoirs

    Brighton Beach Memoirs

    6.5 1986 HD

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  • 1986
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    Brighton Beach Memoirs

    Brighton Beach Memoirs

    6.5 1986 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Out-of-Towners

    The Out-of-Towners

    6.718 1970 HD

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  • 1980
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    Seems Like Old Times

    Seems Like Old Times

    6.265 1980 HD

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  • 1983
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    Max Dugan Returns

    Max Dugan Returns

    6.5 1983 HD

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  • 1983
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    Max Dugan Returns

    Max Dugan Returns

    6.5 1983 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1982
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    I Ought to Be in Pictures

    I Ought to Be in Pictures

    7.2 1982 HD

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  • 1969
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    Sweet Charity

    Sweet Charity

    6.8 1969 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Sunshine Boys

    The Sunshine Boys

    6.767 1975 HD

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  • 2015
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    Les Stars : Daniel Prévost & Jacques Balutin

    Les Stars : Daniel Prévost & Jacques Balutin

    1 2015 HD

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  • 1987
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    Drôle de couple

    Drôle de couple

    9 1987 HD

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  • 1966
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    After the Fox

    After the Fox

    6 1966 HD

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  • 1966
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    After the Fox

    After the Fox

    6 1966 HD

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  • 2010
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    Barefoot in the Park

    Barefoot in the Park

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2013
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    Rumors

    Rumors

    6 2013 HD

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  • 1998
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    The Odd Couple II

    The Odd Couple II

    6.3 1998 HD

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  • 1989
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    Last of the Red Hot Lovers

    Last of the Red Hot Lovers

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1987
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    Plaza Suite

    Plaza Suite

    6 1987 HD

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  • 1982
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    Plaza Suite

    Plaza Suite

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

    7.505 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

    7.505 1968 HD

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  • 1955
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    Babes in Toyland

    Babes in Toyland

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1954
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    Babes in Toyland

    Babes in Toyland

    6 1954 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Desert Song

    The Desert Song

    7 1955 HD

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  • 1971
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    Plaza Suite

    Plaza Suite

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1995
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    Sonny Boys

    Sonny Boys

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1982
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    Sonny Boys

    Sonny Boys

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1981
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    Only When I Laugh

    Only When I Laugh

    6 1981 HD

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  • 1996
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    London Suite

    London Suite

    4.6 1996 HD

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  • 2006
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    Sweet Charity Brasil

    Sweet Charity Brasil

    1 2006 HD

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  • 1981
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    Only When I Laugh

    Only When I Laugh

    6 1981 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Adventures of Marco Polo

    The Adventures of Marco Polo

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1955
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    Dearest Enemy

    Dearest Enemy

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1999
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    Panier de crabes

    Panier de crabes

    1 1999 HD

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  • 1970
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    They're Playing Our Song

    They're Playing Our Song

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Lonely Guy

    The Lonely Guy

    6.331 1984 HD

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  • 1994
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    7.443 1994 HD

    James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.

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  • 1962
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    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    5.6 1962 HD

    The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC,...

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  • 1979
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    CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

    6.2 1979 HD

    The sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that it's time for CBS's Sunday morning staple. Journalist...

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  • 1978
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    The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

    7.3 1978 HD

    The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

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  • 1993
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    Frasier

    Frasier

    7.694 1993 HD

    After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father...

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  • 1996
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    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    3.5 1996 HD

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six...

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  • 1968
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    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    6.658 1968 HD

    The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

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  • 1970
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    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    5.8 1970 HD

    An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories...

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  • 1970
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    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    2 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    4.5 1970 HD

    The New Odd Couple is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1982–1983, and was an updated version of the 1970s television series The Odd...

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